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I love Masakage knives, I have two and chef has one(your welcome boss). I have been looking at Nakiris for the past coupla months, and when I say looking, I think I've looked at every one on this site a mininum of 10x. The top canidates were The Itto, Takeda, Teruyasu, Kiyoshi, Koishi.....All the Higher End brands....,Yuki but I think I found the one I want, The KUJIRA. I would test drive the Santoko but I would probably end up selling the Teru, and I kinda like having it go with the 240. There's a good chance that this is the nakiri I'm gonna go with, if they haven't *poofed* OutOfStocked. I will say this much, If it came in at around 175 or 180, That would be a NoBrainer. It would end up in my knife bag next week. Heck, I just might go with the Santoko or 210.All I know is, I want one of these knives.

mark

Post subject: Re: Kujira

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:52 pm

Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:07 amPosts: 371

I'm slightly curious about VG10 at the higher HRC(62-64), but man is this line heavy! 8.8oz for a 240, 6.8oz on a Nakiri ...not my cup of tea, but we all have our own preferences. Look forward to hearing your review though

cedarhouse

Post subject: Re: Kujira

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:43 pm

Joined: Thu May 24, 2012 6:20 amPosts: 2897

Mark, Kujira is Blue #2, the Kiri is the VG10 line.

mark

Post subject: Re: Kujira

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:14 pm

Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:07 amPosts: 371

You are absolutely correct, I did have steels from the 2 lines confused from the discussion about new arrivals a little while ago... guess my memory isn't what it used to be.

Thanks for the correction!!

Melampus

Post subject: Re: Kujira

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:26 pm

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I had already asked Mark to confirm the stats for us, and as far as I can interpret his response, he says these knives are serious.

A 230 gyuto<--link @215 grams & 3.1mm thick is more in line, but 60mm tall... damn this is Takeda-esque.

These are some beastly knives, but from what I heard, "this guy [Kageura-san] really knows how to grind a knife." Definitely not what I expected when I brought them to CKTG's attention, but I'm very excited to see these extremely unique knives on the menu.

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Dan_Crubenew

Post subject: Re: Kujira

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:50 pm

Joined: Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:44 amPosts: 1368

I'm waiting to get a look at this line too. Seems like it is going to be pretty good.

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Melampus

Post subject: Re: Kujira

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:58 pm

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DAN <> Which did you order.?!

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Umberto

Post subject: Re: Kujira

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:22 pm

Joined: Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:21 pmPosts: 427

A semi compact brute knife, I like it, but the price...wow. How reactive are those blades I wonder.

Dan_Crubenew

Post subject: Re: Kujira

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:35 pm

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Melampus wrote:DAN <> Which did you order.?!

I didn't get it yet. I'm going to wait. I think I want to get a Teruyasu Gyuto first.

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